caliphate
noun
the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
caliphates
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pluralof caliphate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And so we learn about the various mainstream caliphates over the centuries, the Umayyads and the Abbasids, and ultimately the Ottoman sultan-caliphs based in Istanbul who took on the role of “God’s shadow on earth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
Under successive caliphates and Muslim dynasties, the dead of Cairo have been buried in this part of the city, beneath the low range of the Muqattam Hills.
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
Power often rested in the hands of local governors, who exploited regional tensions or weaknesses to establish their own dynasties and even their own rival caliphates, as in Al- Andalus.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The division of the Arabian Empire into rival caliphates did not check the spread of Islam.
From Early European History by Hutton Webster
